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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Averill V Tillbury of Lynn were rescued after five hours marooned on an island when a large turtle pulled their boat from shore and let it drift away near Harvey Lake Inn Northwood Centre New Hampshire on July 14.
Mr Tillbury and Mrs Tillbury row to Harvey Island near the Har y Lake Inn. The 24 inch diamond backed snapping turtle traps them as Tillbury grabs the painter and the turtle bites the rope. John Bunker aids the couple back to shore.
After a failed attempt to release a rope and drop toward safety they climbed the bank into trees. A turtle headed for the water with rope still attached as Tillbury, Bunker, and Ivory Brown scrambled to reach another boat. Darkness and a distress flag followed until a rescue clarified a bridge route to the mainland.
The whaling schooner William A Grozier of New Bedford lineage, 16 tons gross, 111 net, was wrecked around July 1 after departing June 1 with nine crew. Captain Oliveira’s steamer Osage rescued the crew. cause believed to be a sudden storm. Built 1865 in Kennebunk Maine, the vessel had recently operated in the Cape Verde packet trade under Captain G Roberts.
Miss Blanche Nevin the sculptress who wrote a welcome song for Miss Jessie Wilson partner to Miss Nevin’s nephew F Franklin B Sayre has issued the song for publication. The piece honors Jessie Wilson’s marriage and reflects the president’s family connection in Lancaster.
It notes Miss Jessie Wilson meeting her sweetheart at Miss Blanche Nevin's home, following a recent visit by the couple, and announces their engagement. The poem excerpt evokes welcoming imagery around the couple’s union.
Mary Hill a 27 year old resident of Boston was found guilty by Judge Bruce in Malden District Court of larceny for taking $12 from James H Velmore of 99 Medford Street. She was sentenced to Sherborn and held to $100 bond for appeal to the Superior Court.
Ill health is cited as the motive for Andrew Bailas who disappeared from 303 Cambridge Street West End. Relatives say he committed suicide by drowning in the Charles River. A coat and straw hat found on a West Boston bridge pillar were identified as his. The Metropolitan Park police searched the river for hours but the body had not been recovered. Bailas, 49, described as 5 feet 9 inches, 190 pounds with dark complexion and a black mustache, wore a gray mixed suit and straw hat.
Dedham carpenter Newton Jonah, 57, of 7 Walnut Street, is dying at Marlboro Hospital after the car he rode in rolled on the Northboro road when rear tires burst. Car owner Charles Macomber, 132 Walnut Street, suffers a scalp wound and hand injuries but left the hospital. the car was wrecked.
A noon blaze at the Myles Standish School Roxbury started from a plumber's overheated torch during zinc roof repairs. Fire Engine 28 crews moved from a five alarm factory fire earlier and extinguished the flames on the school roof saving the building with about 100 dollars in damage.
Wakefield stabbing incident discussed in Malden court. Tony Muccio unable to attend due to knife wounds. Leonardo Bonsanti and Fancesca Montforti arraigned for stabbing each other. case continued to July 21. Muccio also alleged to have assaulted a fellow countryman.
J Edward Murray Jr longtime president of the Elevator Operators and Porters Union received the first public license to operate a passenger elevator in the city from the building commissioner. He received the pen Governor Foss used to sign the new licensing bill, with license No 2 after John Edward Fleming who holds No 1. The license requires a satisfactory examination at the building commissioner’s office for all public building elevator operators.
In Woonsocket R I on July 14 170 weavers at Hamlet Mills struck after management refused their demand for 50 cents per cut in crease and uniform cut lengths. The plant with 300 operatives saw four new workers and one striker back to work as the dispute continues. Thirty six carders at River Spinning Company mills struck Friday seeking higher wages from 12 dollars per week. The strikers state they are not part of a larger labor organization.
A Boston area Catholic period details a Cenacle retreat for married women at the convent in Lrighton led by Rev. William J. Conway. It also notes high mass at Philadelphia Cathedral for the national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America and other parish events across Roxbury West Roxbury South Boston and Newark.
Summer skin troubles prompt Poslam use as a ready remedy. Overnight treatment promises clear inflamed skin and reduced redness. Bathers gain sunburn protection applying Poslam before water exposure. It eases mosquito bites and various skin conditions including eczema acne and psoriasis. Poslam Soap aids daily cleansing and skin health, with samples available from Emergency Laboratories New York.
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